the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg

a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

[ Syn: shoulder joint , articulatio humeri ]

the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder; an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform'

a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; the car pulled off onto the shoulder

[ Syn: berm ]

lift onto one's shoulders

push with the shoulders; He shouldered his way into the crowd'

carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; shoulder the burden'